What will Elon Musk’s Twitter reign look like?

We spoke to Tesla workers about what it’s really like to have him as a boss.

They told us about a toxic, racist, and exploitative workplace culture that stems from the top. 🧵
Ex-Tesla worker Richard Ortiz spoke out about Musk’s illegal union-busting at Tesla.

Richard Ortiz tried to organize his coworkers at Tesla's CA factory. In response, Tesla "coercively interrogated" him three times, then fired him illegally.
Another veteran Tesla worker came forward to detail extraordinarily dangerous conditions at
@elonmusk's auto factory.

"It was like a modern-day industrial sweatshop," said Dennis Duran, who worked at Tesla’s Bay Area plant for 5 years.
Marcus Vaughn is one of many Black workers filing legal action against Tesla.

Vaughn was called racial slurs by his manager and saw a fellow Black co-worker beaten with a chair.

After telling Musk & HR, he was fired for “not having a positive attitude.”
A current Black Tesla worker also came forward to expose the culture of racism and discrimination at
@elonmusk’s company.

They spoke on the condition of anonymity. Tesla has retaliated against Black workers who spoke up.

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